Novel1Chapter 241 She hadn't heard such a ridiculous joke in a long time.
"Zayn, you really have no shame." "I'm serious. It's not mine. I admit, when I reunited with Nadine at the banquet, I did feel something. After all, she was my first love. Naturally, she remindedof sbeautiful moments from our childhood." Josephine closed her eyes briefly. "I have no interest in listening to this, Zayn. If you really want to talk about it, save it for the courtroom." "I can't say this in court. Hello? Josephine? Hello?" Before he could finish, the call was abruptly cut off.
Zayn quickly sat up and kept calling her back, over and over again, only to realize that his number had been blocked.
He tried using a different number, but that one was blocked as well.
Frustrated, he hurled his phone onto the floor.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJosephine was truly furious this time—and completely determined to divorce him.
It was understandable. Anyone in her shoes would make the sdecision.
But damn it, he was innocent! Unable to sleep, he threw off the covers, got out of bed, and picked up his phone to call Nadine.
The moment the call connected, a calm voice spoke before he could lash out. "Hello, is this Mr. Forbes? Ms. Sommers is unwell and currently hospitalized. If you have anything to discuss, please wait until she wakes up." Zayn immediately asked, "Unwell? What's wrong with her?" "She was under a lot of stress and experienced scontractions, but she's fine now." Hearing this, Zayn gritted his teeth and swallowed all the bland questions he had for Nadine.
He couldn't afford to upset her.
Joe had made it clear-if Zayn wanted to inherit the Forbes family fortune, he had to ensure the safety of Joe's grandchild.
Joe was desperate to hold a grandson before he passed.
And Zayn had worked too hard for this inheritance he couldn't let everything fall apart now.
He just needed to stall for a few more months. Once the baby was born, everything would fall into place.
All he had to do was keep Josephine from finalizing the divorce until then.
But Zayn wasn't the only one who knew the significance of these few months- Nadine knew it just as well. While he was trying to buy time, she was using it to make sure his marriage to Josephine was beyond repair. That was why the moment she told Josephine about the pregnancy, she rushed to the hospital to ver illness-knowing that Zayn would call to question her in no time.
The baby in her belly was her ultimate trump card. Even the slightest sign of discomfort would send both Zayn and Joe intopanic.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn wealthy families, a mother's worth was tied to her child-though there was no rational reason for it.
Leaning against the headboard, Nadine studied her reflection in the mirror, a smug smile playing on her En lips.
So what if Josephine was born into if privilege? So what if she wasom beautiful? She still lost her place as Mrs. Forbes. When Nadine wanted something, she always got it.
And she had no doubt-she would be Mrs. Forbes before the baby was even born.
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By then, Josephine would be nothing more than a discarded divorceem doomed to spend the rest of her life discarded drowning in jealousy, pain, and regret.
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